Edgar R. Harrison

"One of the most progressive and energetic citizens of Clinton,
Vermillion, Indiana is Edgar R. Harrison, who has long been connected
with the J.K. Deering mines in that part of the country. He is one of
the foremost men in his community, always interested in every movement
that tends to bring Clinton to the front in business and social life.
He has used his influence to bring about cleaner political methods in
that district, and has always stood for the rights of the laboring
classes.

"Mr. Harrison is the son of Clarence and Sophia Weber Harrison, who are
both natives of Indiana. Clarence Harrison was born May 30th, 1854, and
is still living. His wife was born in 1861 and died in 1893. His father
worked in the mines for a while, and was afterwards a policeman in
Clinton. He had five children, all of whom are still living. Edgar R.
Harrison was born Dec. 28th, 1878, in Covington, Indiana, but the
family left there when he was very young and came to Clinton, where Mr.
Harrison spent his boyhood and attended the common schools. He was
married to June M. Johnston, who was a native of Illinois, born April
18th, 1884, and who received a common school education, supplemented by
some special training. During 1896 and 1897 Mr. Harrison was interested
in a bakery, but he soon found that his father's experience had a
strong hold on his life and he decided to become a miner. He entered
the mines of the J.K. Deering Mining Company and worked very faithfully
there until he became a boss of mine No. 2. He now is the boss of J.K.
Deering mine No. 5, having held this position since the first of
January this year. Mr Harrison and his wife have had six children, all
of whom are at home. They are Raymond, Margaret, Dorothy, Esther,
Arthur, Katherine and Louise. They all live on the home that their
father owns near the mine. Mr. Harrison belongs to Lodge No. 1199,
Order of the Owls, in Clinton. He has always been progressive in
politics, voting for the best man, rather than being restricted to
conservative party demands. He was councilman for a while and was very
careful and just in his performance of his duties during this time. Mr.
Harrison's thrift and activities in the public welfare have made him a
substantial citizen, and he is also highly respected by his neighbors
and friends. Though we do not always appreciate the fact, it is the
workers in a community who are representative of that community, for it
is the product of their own toil, and with this as a standard, Edgar R.
Harrison may well stand as a standard bearer in the ranks of Vermillion
County."